Privacy Notice

We know that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we want to keep your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting our site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

What Personal Information About Customers Do We Gather?

The information we learn from customers helps to continually improve the experience you have as our guest. Here are the types of information we gather.

Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way in a secure and protected database. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our offers and promotions. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing information on our website for you, improving our service when you stay with us, and communicating with you.

Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use “cookies,” and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses our site. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.

What About Cookies?

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features.

The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of our sites features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Do We Share the Information We Receive?

Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information only within The Africa Channel system, and occasionally in the circumstances outlined below:

Promotional Offers: Sometimes we send offers to selected customers on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do not give that business your name and address.

Cable Operators: If you have expressed interest to us in receiving The Africa Channel on the cable system where you live, we may submit that expressed interest to the appropriate cable operators or other appropriate carriers.

Protection of The Africa Channel and Others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of, ourselves, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

What Choices Do I Have?

As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase or to take advantage of future promotional offers.

If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please send a letter to us at:

The Africa Channel
5200 Magnolia Blvd. Suite 750
North Hollywood, CA 91601(Even if you choose not to receive the Conditions of Use and other legal notices from us, such as this Privacy Notice, those notices will still govern your use of our site, and it is your responsibility to review them for changes.)

The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, you will not be able to use such important features of our site if you do not use cookies.

The Federal Trade Commission provides useful information about online privacy on its own Web site on the Internet.

Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions

If you choose to visit our site, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of California. If you have any concern about privacy on our site, please send us a thorough description to:

We will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly. This Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our Web site frequently to see recent changes.

Conditions of Use

The Africa Channel and its affiliate properties provide their services to you subject to the following conditions. If you provide information to us online, you accept these conditions.

Privacy

Copyright

All content included on this site, including but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of The Africa Channel or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of The Africa Channel or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

Trademarks

Marks indicated on our site are registered trademarks of The Africa Channel or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks not owned by The Africa Channel or its subsidiaries that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by The Africa Channel or its subsidiaries.

License and Site Access

We grant you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of The Africa Channel. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of The Africa Channel. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) without our express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing our name or trademarks without the express written consent of The Africa Channel. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by The Africa Channel. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of The Africa Channel so long as the link does not portray The Africa Channel, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any The Africa Channel logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without our express written permission.

Your Account

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. We do sell products for children, but sell them to adults, who can purchase with a credit card. If you are under 18, you may use this site only with involvement of a parent or guardian. The Africa Channel and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

Reviews, Comments, Communications, and Other Content

Visitors may post reviews, comments, and other content; send e-cards and other communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “Spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. We reserve the right (but do not have the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but do not regularly review posted content.

If you do post content or submit material, you grant us and our affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant us and our affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify The Africa Channel or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. The Africa Channel has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. The Africa Channel.com takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

Copyright Complaints

The Africa Channel and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with detailed information concerning your claim.

Product Descriptions

The Africa Channel and its affiliates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, we do not warrant that descriptions or other content of this site are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

Other Businesses

Parties other than The Africa Channel and its subsidiaries may, provide services, or sell products as part of a promotion(s) on this site. In addition, we provide links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their Web sites. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all these and any other third parties. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY THE AFRICA CHANNEL ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. THE AFRICA CHANNEL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE AFRICA CHANNEL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE AFRICA CHANNEL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM THE AFRICA CHANNEL ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE AFRICA CHANNEL WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Applicable Law

By visiting TheAfricaChannel.com, you agree that the laws of the State of California, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and The Africa Channel or its affiliates.

Disputes

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to The Africa Channel or to products or services you purchase through The Africa Channel shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Los Angeles, State of California, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate The Africa Channel’s intellectual property rights, The Africa Channel may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of California, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

Site Policies, Modification, and Severability

Please review our other policies, posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to The Africa Channel. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.